Crusaders push past Bobcats, 18-6

BELMONT, N.C. --- The Belmont Abbey College
women's lacrosse team outscored Lees-McRae College by a 13-2 margin
in the first half en route to an 18-6 victory in Conference
Carolinas play on Saturday afternoon.

Emily Guenthner (Nampa, Idaho) continued her torrid goal-scoring
tear with her second straight hat trick, swelling her season total
to eight tallies. Katelin Rooney (Naples, Fla.), Olivia Gudewich
(Frederick, Md.), and Jody Parlier (Banner Elk, N.C.) each found
the back of the net for the Bobcats, as Taylor Moody (Woodstock,
Ga.) made 17 saves in goal.

Belmont Abbey jumped out to an early 7-0 in the first 11 minutes
before the Bobcats answered, trimming the margin to 7-1 on
Gudewich's team-leading 15th goal of the season at the 19:36 mark.
After the Abbey added a trio of quick scores, Guenthner found the
back of the net at the 14:26 mark for her first tally of the day.
The Abbey then closed out the half with a trio of goals to take a
13-2 advantage into the intermission.

The Bobcats kept pace with the Abbey in the second half,
tallying four goals to Belmont Abbey's five. After the Abbey opened
the period with a pair of tallies, Parlier netted the Bobcats'
second shorthanded goal of the afternoon at the 17:48 mark for her
first score of the season. Rooney and Guenthner then scored 30
seconds apart at the 10:47 and 10:17 marks, respectively, before
Guenthner capped the LMC scoring with 2:52 to play.

Lees-McRae returns to action on Wednesday, Mar. 30 when the
Bobcats host Limestone College to continue their conference
schedule at 4 p.m. on Tate Field.